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sukkula.

shuttle (part of a loom)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsukːulɑ/[ˈs̠ukːulɑ̝]
  1. shuttle (part of a loom)

  2. shuttle (spacecraft)

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. One possibility considered is a loan from Old East Slavic *съкальꙗ (*sŭkalĭja) (compare Russian скалья́ (skalʹjá)). Another is relation to sukkela (“quick, swift”) (as the shuttle is sent back and forth during weaving; compare the synonym syöstävä from syöstä). Related to Ingrian sukkulain, Karelian sukkula, sukkulaine, Ludian sukkulainʹe and Veps sukloine.

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